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Synodontis koensis  Pellegrin, 1933
Image contributors to this species:
Helen Burns (1) Allan James (5) Frants Lehmann (1 stamp )
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = Genus
Other Sources:
Fishbase  Google Search   All Catfish Species Inventory  Search ispecies
 
Relevant Information: This is not the easiest species to correctly identify as it has been suggested that S. koensis and S.tourei are very similar to each other. The 4th, 5th and 6th thumbnails match the Holotype of S.koensis from Poll, (1971) but the adipose fin is larger in this specimen.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: Synodontis tourei 
Family: Mochokidae blycipitidae
Distribution: Africa: Nzo basin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast. Type locality: Man (rivière Ko).
Size: 15.5cm. (6¼ins)
Temp: 22 -25°C (71 -77°F)
p.H. 6.5-7.2.


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Family:  Mochokidae

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